General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-4 inches (to 8 inches including flower spike)
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Small, slightly compressed hairy brown capsule.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Dark blue to bluish-purple with white at base.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Veronica alpina subsp. pumila
  • Synonym: Veronica alpina subsp. australis

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